Subject(s): Larry Doby Sport: Baseball Location: Cleveland Indians, Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH Unveiled: 25/7/2015 Sculptor: David Deming Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque: LARRY DOBY. LARRY DOBY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN CLEVELAND AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY. AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN BALLPLAYER IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE, DOBY COMBINED TALENT, SKILL AND ATHLETICISM WITH COURAGE, BRAVERY AND HEART TO BLAZE A TRAIL THAT RESONATES ACROSS GENERATIONS. AN ALL-STAR FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS, HE RANKS AMONG FRANCHISE LEADERS IN HR (6TH?), RUNS (10TH), RBI (9TH) AND WALKS (6TH?). IN 1948, HE HIT A DECISIVE HOME RUN IN GAME 4 OF THE WORLD SERIES. IN 1952, HE LED BASEBALL IN SLUGGING PCT., AND WAS THE A.L. HR AND RUN KING. IN 1954 HE LED THE A.L. IN HR (32) AND RBI (128?). FINISHED SECOND IN THE MVP VOTING AND HELPED THE INDIANS REACH THE WORLD SERIES. HE IS A MEMBER OF BOTH THE INDIANS HALL OF FAME (1966) AND THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME (1998 ). HIS NO. 14 WAS THE FIFTH RETIRED BY THE FRANCHISE. HE SERVED IN THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II. CLEVELAND - 1947-1955, 1958 – 215 HR/776 RBI/.500 SLG. MLB CAREER – 1947-1959 – 253 HR/970 RBI/.490 SLG. NEWARK EAGLES – 1942-1943, 1946-1947. DAVID L. DEMING, SCULPTOR. UNVEILED JULY 25TH, 2015. Links: Sculptor